and the latest film by oscar—winning director alfonso cuaron is getting top marks in venice.ecision to stream it first gets mixed reviews. hello. a very warm them to the programme. —— welcome. some of the greatest musical performers of the last sixty years have joined leading politicians and civil rights leaders to remember the life of aretha franklin. she died earlier this month from cancer, at the age of 76. the funeral service for the singer — who became known as the queen of soul — has been taking place in detroit, at the church where she sang as a child. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, was there. # it's marvellous # marvellous # it is a day of giving praise for the life of a woman who made an unprecedented impact with her voice and with her soul. # it's marvellous # a culmination of two weeks of tribute since the passing of aretha franklin. a public that adored her queued for hours to get inside the church to get a chance to say their final goodbyes to the queen of soul. i could not sit at home and watch it on television. being here really brings in the r

"ane: speaking of "harry potteri s, one was actually directed by alfonso cuaron, who won an oscar forravity." b tngtest film "roma" is presented venice film festival. the movie is being distributed by netflix, which has a strong offering at is year's festival, which does not please everyone. will gompertz explains. will alfonso cuaron's latest is is about his -- black-and-white cinematic memoir based on his life growing up in mexico city. alfonso: wthink this film is about claire, but more important, as a woman from a different social plane. even if she is part of mmy familywn family -- will: and racially different. >> and more important, race. that is the presumptive talk aticsome them elements, one of them is the perverse relationship between cllls and race. "roma" is in competition for the main festival prize, which is a talking point because it is distributed by netflix, whth controversially tends to give theaters exclusive rights to show a film before goes online. why did you give netflix distribution? alfonso: the complexities of the foreignd film market worldis --ot in english,

so is roma by alfonso cuarón whose last film gravity premiered here before winning the oscar for bestfilm it's a tribute to the mexico of korans youth once again it's visually stunning and it's one of the favorites to grab venice is top prize the golden lion. and some spirit is one of a strong set of italian films competing here it's a horror remake directed by look why don't you know whose last film called me by your name was nominated for best film at this year's oscars. over eleven days the critics and the public are about to discover a world of film in one of europe's most glamorous settings palaces prizes and prestige venice has the ball in abundance. al-jazeera venice. ok now it's time for sports and joe is have it for us and our. thank you well we start with donald trump a welcome the head of world football into the oval office on tuesday the u.s. will co-host the world cup with mexico and canada in twenty twenty six and fee for president johnny pitino wants to make it even better than the one we've just seen in russia when russia president said that he would organize the best

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one is a follow—up by oscar—winning director alfonso cuaron to his cinema blockbuster gravity. cuaron‘s latest film is a black—and—white cinematic memoir based on his childhood growing up in mexico city in a middle—class family that enjoys the support and love of domestic worker cleo. in reality this film is about cleo. but, more important, as a woman from a different social class and a different social context, even if she is part of my family than my own family. and racially...? and more important race, and through that the prism to talk about different thematic elements. one of them being this perverse relationship, the relationship that exists between class and race. roma is in competition for the main festival prize, which has proved to be a talking point, because it is being distributed by the streaming service netflix, which, controversially, tends not to give cinemas an exclusive period to show a film before it appears online. why did you decide to go with netflix for distribution? the complexities of today's foreign film market worldwide, and foreign film, i'm talking

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